School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences - PhD Scholarship 2021/22

Canterbury Christ Church University welcomes applications for a full-time PhD scholarship (a stipend of £13,000 p.a., tuition fee waiver for three years and an expense allowance of £500 p. a.) in the field of access to civil justice and dispute resolution

The scholarship holder will contribute to the development of research in the field of access to civil justice and proposals are particularly welcome around Alternative Dispute Resolution and specifically Mediation.

Candidates should ideally have a good first degree along with a law-related Master's degree and possibly a practitioner background.

This position might be of interest to an applicant with practical experience who may also work to support Canterbury Christ Church University's Mediation Clinic with some of its operational activities: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/science-engineering-and-social-sciences/law-policing-and-social-sciences/mediation-clinic/mediation-clinic.aspx

The successful candidate would be expected to contribute to the broader research culture of the School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences. To find out more about the research being carried out in the School see:

• https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/science-engineering-and-social-sciences/law-policing-and-social-sciences/research-and-knowledge-exchange/research-and-knowledge-exchange.aspx

How to apply

Please submit your application using the Canterbury Christ Church University online admissions portal: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/explore-postgraduate/explore-postgraduate-research/research-subject-areas/law-policing-and-criminal-justice

As part of your application you will be required to submit a research proposal based on your proposed research project in an area of access to civil justice, alternative dispute resolution or mediation.

Please tick the appropriate box on the proposal form to indicate that you are applying for a PhD scholarship alongside a place on the PhD programme.

To be eligible for consideration for a scholarship you must have applied for both a place on the PhD programme as well as a scholarship by the scholarship application deadline of 15 July 2021.

For any queries about the application and admissions process please contact Postgraduate Admissions pgadmissions@canterbury.ac.uk.

To discuss this scholarship opportunity please contact: ben.waters@canterbury.ac.uk